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Negativists, enthusiasts and others: a typology of players in free-to-play games (2022)
Journal Article
Klézl, V., & Kelly, S. (2022). Negativists, enthusiasts and others: a typology of players in free-to-play games. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 82(5), 7939-7960. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-022-13647-9

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a novel multidimensional typology of free-to-play
gamers, based on the theory of consumption values and to test whether these types of gamers differ in
their premium content consumer purchasing beha... Read More about Negativists, enthusiasts and others: a typology of players in free-to-play games.

Consumer perceived brand authenticity and sustainable marketing in the UK fast fashion sector (2022)
Thesis
Zhang, M. Consumer perceived brand authenticity and sustainable marketing in the UK fast fashion sector. (Thesis). University of Salford

The thesis considers challenges in sustainability marketing in the fast fashion sector. This is in light of discourse by some commentators in relation to perceived unsustainable brand image and misinterpretation in communications between consumers an... Read More about Consumer perceived brand authenticity and sustainable marketing in the UK fast fashion sector.

Determinants of quality sustainability reporting practices in the financial services sector: evidence from G7 countries (2022)
Thesis
Oluwadebi, J. Determinants of quality sustainability reporting practices in the financial services sector: evidence from G7 countries. (Thesis). University of Salford

The financial services sector has been seen as an alien to sustainability reporting due to
the nature of the services the sector provides. However, in recent years, there are
increasing pressure on the financial services sector to include environme... Read More about Determinants of quality sustainability reporting practices in the financial services sector: evidence from G7 countries.

Implementation of the territories with special economic regimes in the Far East of Russia (2022)
Journal Article
Sosnovskikh, S. (2022). Implementation of the territories with special economic regimes in the Far East of Russia. International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies, 16(2-4), 344 - 367. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEPEE.2021.10035916

In the Far East of Russia, economic development has dramatically slowed down for the past 30 years. The federal government seeks new methods to attract investments into the regions, stimulate entrepreneurial activity, and boost economic growth. This... Read More about Implementation of the territories with special economic regimes in the Far East of Russia.

Collaborative Resilience to Extreme Weather in Decentralized Co-operation of Electricity and Natural Gas Distribution Systems (2022)
Journal Article

The flexibility of the power-to-gas (P2G) technologies and natural gas units (NGUs) can enhance the resilience of the electric distribution system (EDS) considering the high penetration of renewable energy resources (RERs). The decentralized collab... Read More about Collaborative Resilience to Extreme Weather in Decentralized Co-operation of Electricity and Natural Gas Distribution Systems.

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Disruptive Technologies on the Media & Entertainment Sector (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Bergin, S., Grubert, B., & O'Mahoney, S. (2022, July). The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Disruptive Technologies on the Media & Entertainment Sector. Paper presented at Learning, Teaching and Student Experience (LTSE) 2023, International Convention Centre, Newport, Wales

The Media & Entertainment sector has continually transformed due to disruptive technologies. From the Lumière Brothers' Cinématographe in the 19ᵗʰ century, to the Virtual Production techniques of today and beyond, the sector has witnessed significant... Read More about The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Disruptive Technologies on the Media & Entertainment Sector.

A comprehensive review on electric vehicles smart charging: Solutions, strategies, technologies, and challenges (2022)
Journal Article

The role of electric vehicles (EVs) in energy systems will be crucial over the upcoming years due to their environmental-friendly nature and ability to mitigate/absorb excess power from renewable energy sources. Currently, a significant focus is give... Read More about A comprehensive review on electric vehicles smart charging: Solutions, strategies, technologies, and challenges.

Effect of hydrochar from acid hydrolysis on anaerobic digestion of chicken manure (2022)
Journal Article
Hurst, G., Ruiz-Lopez, S., Rivett, D., & Tedesco, S. (2022). Effect of hydrochar from acid hydrolysis on anaerobic digestion of chicken manure. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10(5), Article 108343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108343

Acid hydrolysis is a key process for the production of platform chemicals from biomass, however solid residues by-products can amount to 50 wt% of the starting biomass material. In this study, solid residues from the production of biofuel precursor l... Read More about Effect of hydrochar from acid hydrolysis on anaerobic digestion of chicken manure.

Decolonising through Reflexive Practice (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Safadi, S. (2022, July). Decolonising through Reflexive Practice. Presented at EDI Colloquium: Decolonising Pedagogies 2022, Online

The session will outline the approach taken in Salford Business School to decolonise the curriculum by approaching it as a form of academic development. We'll go through what led to this approach, why it's being taken, and the benefits of decolonisin... Read More about Decolonising through Reflexive Practice.

Creative Problem Solving: A visual provocations book (2022)
Book
Fletcher, G. (2022). Creative Problem Solving: A visual provocations book. University of Salford. https://doi.org/10.17866/RD.SALFORD.20343492.V1

Visual provocations relating to problem solving and decision-making. Covers a range topics with visually provocative imagery generated by AI. This book provides indicative prompts for visualising abstract concepts (i.e. many concepts found in busines... Read More about Creative Problem Solving: A visual provocations book.

The impact of commodity price volatility on stock prices: a case study from the exhaust gas treatment industry within the stainless steel value chain (2022)
Thesis
a case study from the exhaust gas treatment industry within the stainless steel value chain. (Thesis). University of Salford

Commodity price volatility (CPV), its impacts and potential price mitigation strategies along the stainless steel value chain are the subject of this research. The phenomena of price fluctuation attract increasing attention in literature, academia, m... Read More about The impact of commodity price volatility on stock prices: a case study from the exhaust gas treatment industry within the stainless steel value chain.

Non-invasive predictors of axillary lymph node burden in breast cancer: a single-institution retrospective analysis (2022)
Journal Article

Purpose: Axillary staging is an important prognostic factor in breast cancer. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SNB) is currently used to stage patients who are clinically and radiologically node-negative. Since the establishment that axillary node clearan... Read More about Non-invasive predictors of axillary lymph node burden in breast cancer: a single-institution retrospective analysis.

Understanding Organisations: visual provocations book (2022)
Book
Fletcher, G. (2022). Understanding Organisations: visual provocations book. University of Salford. https://doi.org/10.17866/RD.SALFORD.20292384.V1

This book provides a series of visualisations that prompt the reader to consider the organisation in different ways. The visual provocations also reflect the current state of art of artificial intelligence text-to-image generators.

Infrastructuring [Im]perfect markets: Putting a ‘very rural’ 5G digital infrastructure in place (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper breaks new ground by revealing and conceptualising the infrastructuring of moral markets as a process that aggregates and integrates experimental sociomaterial practices through the construction and use of local and global knowledge archit... Read More about Infrastructuring [Im]perfect markets: Putting a ‘very rural’ 5G digital infrastructure in place.

Investigating the impact of management control systems on organizational performance by applying framework of performance measurement systems: a case of banking sector in Pakistan (2022)
Thesis
Asdullah, M. Investigating the impact of management control systems on organizational performance by applying framework of performance measurement systems: a case of banking sector in Pakistan. (Thesis). University of Salford

Performance measurement system (PMS), as an integral part of management control systems (MCS), has a critical role in guiding organizational members toward goals and evaluating the extent to which management has achieved the set goals. This is becaus... Read More about Investigating the impact of management control systems on organizational performance by applying framework of performance measurement systems: a case of banking sector in Pakistan.

Enhancing quality of teaching in the built environment higher education, UK (2022)
Journal Article
Gomis, K., Saini, M., Pathirage, C., & Arif, M. (2022). Enhancing quality of teaching in the built environment higher education, UK. Quality Assurance in Education, https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-03-2022-0072

Purpose
The issues in the current Built Environment Higher Education (BEHE) curricula recognise a critical need for enhancing the quality of teaching. This paper aims to identify the need for a best practice in teaching within BEHE curricula and... Read More about Enhancing quality of teaching in the built environment higher education, UK.

Understanding big data driven decision making in British financial organisations (2022)
Presentation / Conference
financial organisations. Presented at UK Academy for Information Systems Conference Proceedings 2022, Virtual

Although big data can enhance financial decision-making in organisations (e.g., predicting financial performance), the epistemological argument of big data is that knowledge or truth which relies on (big) data needs to first be generated to make key... Read More about Understanding big data driven decision making in British financial organisations.

Dynamic Capabilities Expediting the Transition to AIoT: The Convergence of AI and IoT (2022)
Data

SPARC 2022 Poster Number 16

Customer preferences for personalisation, environmental sustainability and convenience are forcing organisations to create personalised experiences and deliver better value with products and services. In response to the... Read More about Dynamic Capabilities Expediting the Transition to AIoT: The Convergence of AI and IoT.

Fintech and Money Laundering in Nigeria: Moderating Effect of Financial Regulations and Literacy (2022)
Data

SPARC 2022 Poster Number 15



The main aim of the study is to explores the relationships between Financial Technology (Fintech), money laundering, and the moderating effect of financial regulation and financial literacy on financial technology... Read More about Fintech and Money Laundering in Nigeria: Moderating Effect of Financial Regulations and Literacy.

International Growth of Luxury Brands – Considerations for Expansion Through Digital Platforms, Allowing for Cultural Variances (2022)
Data

SPARC 2022 Poster Number 11



The environment and world we live in today is ever changing and has accelerated more so in the last two years. Retailers and brands across the globe have seen many changes to their industry. Whether this is a decl... Read More about International Growth of Luxury Brands – Considerations for Expansion Through Digital Platforms, Allowing for Cultural Variances.